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At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Alberta based CEO’ operating in the SaaS space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jason Smith
Co-Founder and CEO of Klue
Sales and marketing centric business guy. Co-founder, investor and/or early employee of four start-ups (two successes, one still grinding, one non-starter). Advisor and consultant to early stage companies. Stint as a VP at Electronic Arts. Has led product development teams, services teams, sales teams and marketing teams ranging in size from a few rockstars to hundreds of employees. Success in attracting/picking/growing talent. Track record of shaping rough ideas/initiatives into successful ventures. Key roles include President, Vision Critical, a global market research software leader, and co-founder of Columbus Group, a digital agency pioneer acquired by TELUS (NYSE: TU). In 2011, at 40, my wife and I hit the reset button, bought 4 round-the-world plane tickets and travelled the world for a year with our kids. Check out the YT video @ youtube.com/onemoresmith. Now incubating two start-ups and and advising early stage companies like Strutta and Mobify.
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About Klue: Klue is an AI competitive intelligence platform that enables competitor research and delivery of sales battle cards to B2B Sales teams.
Alison Taylor
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of jane.app
Alison Taylor is a co-founder and co-CEO at Jane.App. Prior to this, Alison spent more than 8 years at Canopy Integrated Health as business manager and owner.
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About jane.app: Jane is an online platform for health and wellness practitioners that makes it simple to book, chart, schedule, bill and get paid.
Trevor Johnston
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of jane.app
Trevor Johnston is a co-founder and co-CEO at Jane.App, an online platform for health and wellness practitioners.
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About jane.app: Jane is an online platform for health and wellness practitioners that makes it simple to book, chart, schedule, bill and get paid.
Sam Pillar
Founder & CEO of Jobber
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About Jobber: Jobber is a business management platform for small home service businesses.
Mike Allan
President & CEO of Routeique
Mike has been building and running successful technology companies since he was a wee lad. Now a little older and wiser, he’s figured out how to surround himself with great people and get out of their way.
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About Routeique: Routeique is a logistics and supply chain company that aligns partners to enable data and product to flow and improve profitability.
Dominique Beaupre
CEO & Founder of Aliud
Dominique Beaupre is the Founder and CEO of Aliud.
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About Aliud, Edmonton Regional Innovation Network, Edmonton Regional Innovation Network: Aliud is a SaaS service connecting independent sellers and buyers for personal commerce trough social-ecommerce services.
Kelly Cherniwchan
CEO & Founder of Chata
Kelly Cherniwchan is Founder & CEO of chata.ai. He was also a Co-Founder & COO at Circle Cardiovascular Imaging.
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About Chata: Chata’s easy-to-use analytics allows businesses to make in-the-moment and short-term decisions based on data, not intuition.
Reza Alaghehband
CEO of Envio Systems
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About Envio Systems: Envio Systems develops cloud-based building technologies for existing commercial buildings.
Audrey Charles
Founder and CEO of @Assist
Audrey Charles is founder and CEO at @Assist.
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About @Assist: @Assist is a cloud-based property management and accounting solution for small to large businesses.
Reg Cheramy
Founder / CEO of Stormboard
Reg is an inventor/entrepreneur based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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About Book That Bet, Oneclap, Stormboard, Zigtag: Stormboard is a visual collaboration tool that provides an innovative digital workspace.
Bryan McIver
President & CEO of Fresnel Software
Prior to his tenure as SVP, Construction Services at AFL, where he oversaw one of the world’s largest FTTx deployment projects for Telus, Mr. McIver and his teams project managed and provided the detailed engineering, design, permitting, construction, test and turn up on numerous FTTx Projects including: • Telus FTTP Deployment, Western Canada, 300K+ premises passed (2013-2016) • Municipal FTTP Network, O-Net, AB, Canada (2014) • Reedsport FTTP Network, Comspan, OR, USA (2008) • Myrtle Point FTTP Network, Comspan, OR, USA (2007) • Coquille FTTP Network, Comspan, OR, USA (2006)
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About Fresnel Software, Vitruvi: Fresnel Software is an enterprise SaaS company that provides integration to solve challenges associated with telecom construction.
Evan Chrapko
Chairman and CEO of Trust Science
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About Trust Science: Credit Bureau 2.0 ® SaaS. Customers are lenders serving consumers–lenders who demand a modern Decision System platform and alt.data.
Brent Lane
Chief Executive Officer / Founder of HeyAuto
Brent Lane’s entire life has been rooted in hard work and innovation. After studying business and entrepreneurship with a double major in marketing and accounting, Brent began applying his knack for problem-solving to start and sell successful businesses across multiple different fields. Brent’s versatility speaks to how skilled he is at managing cohesive relationships between different departments and viewing strategies from every angle. His rich experience as an entrepreneur and seemingly effortless method of bringing concepts to life is what makes him an outstanding leader and innovator. Currently, Brent’s guidance is contributing to the ongoing success of Vivid Theory and its newest product, HeyAuto.
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About HeyAuto: Pure SAAS platform to facilitate modern day car buyers and sellers to dealership customers.
Basem Temraz
Founder & CEO of matjaree
Basem Temraz is a Founder of Matjaree inc and Tensor Cure Inc. Entrepreneur and Investor with over 20 years of experience in R&D, marketing, sales, and operations. As the founder of matjaree inc we are changing the way that commerce happens across the Arab World which is on the cusp of a major digital revolution. My passion is to create tremendous value for our customers, investors, employees, and communities.
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About matjaree: A SaaS online provider to Arabic speaking merchants looking to sell online.
Terry Mochar
Chief Executive Officer of Worldplay Communications
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About Worldplay Communications: A Disruptive Online Video Platform & Software-as-a-Service Provider
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